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  • Akiane: The Gift Of God

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011
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    AKIANE: THE GIFT OF GOD Akiane Kramarik is only 12-years-old, but she has abilities far beyond her years. Her mother chose to give birth to her underwater at the family home on July 9, 1994 in Mount Morris, Illinois. The family now lives in Idaho. Akiane speaks four languages, writes poetry, plays ...read more

  • Huck Finn On Prayer

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 5, 2011
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    HUCK FINN ON PRAYER There’s an incident in Huckleberry Finn where Mark Twain has Huck make a very human observation. "Miss Watson took me into a closet and prayed, but nothing came of it. She told me to pray every day, and whatever I asked for, I would get. But it weren't so. I tried it. Once I ...read more

  • Higher Ground

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 5, 2011
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    HIGHER GROUND The old hymn, “Higher Ground” is a spiritual declaration of one determined man Johnson Oatman, Jr. put to music! While some refuse to believe that our personal faith plays any real role in our spiritual growth and in experiencing Christian victory, in all my 20 years of preaching ...read more

  • The Mother Of The Holiness Movement

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 5, 2011
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    THE MOTHER OF THE HOLINESS MOVEMENT From the book, "The Cure of All Ills", Revivalist record the impact of the prayer life of Phobe Palmer in the holiness movement. In this spiral of spiritual, social, moral and political degeneracy of the decade preceding 1857, God looked for a man, but he found ...read more

  • Running From Sin

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    RUNNING FROM SIN The story is told of a young girl who accepted Christ as her Savior and applied for membership in a local church. "Were you a sinner before you received the Lord Jesus into your life?" inquired an old deacon. "Yes, sir," she replied. "Well, are you still a sinner?" "To tell ...read more

  • Learned Helplessness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    LEARNED HELPLESSNESS Learned Helplessness is a term I came across in my reading this week. It is a technical term originally used in reference to animal psychology but is also appropriately applied to human behavior as well. Learned helplessness describes an animal or a person who has learned to ...read more

  • Blankets Or No Blankets  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
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    BLANKETS OR NO BLANKETS A good Presbyterian minister of Old Scotland, of the staid and orthodox type, had a poor old woman in his congregation who was in the habit of saying, "Praise the Lord," "Amen," when anything particularly helpful was said. This practice greatly disturbed the minister and ...read more

  • George Barna On Leadership

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
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    GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP "Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, ...read more

  • Confused

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 17, 2011
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     | 4,845 views

    CONFUSED A university student was seen with a large "K" printed on his T-shirt. When someone asked him what the "K" stood for, he said, "Confused." "But," the questioner replied, "you don't spell 'confused' ...read more

  • Sales Vs. Management

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
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    SALES VS. MANAGEMENT A pastor, an avid golfer, was once taking part in a local tournament. As he was preparing to tee off, the organizer of the tournament approached him and pointed to the dark, threatening storm clouds which were gathering. "Preacher," the organizer said, "I trust you’ll see to ...read more

  • Be Careful What You Wish For  PRO

    Contributed by Anonymous Contributor on Apr 22, 2011
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    BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR There was this man and a woman who got married. But they shared the same birthday and they decided to get married on the same day. So they got married, had a few kids, and lived the lives they dreamed. But 20 years passed. They were celebrating their 40th anniversary ...read more

  • That Government Is Best Which Governs The Least, ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 25, 2011
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    That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline ...read more

  • Prayer Transforms A Workplace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
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    PRAYER TRANSFORMS A WORKPLACE Brandon A. Bradley told his story in Pray! Magazine some time back about an opportunity in his life: "I am a surgical assistant--the surgeon's right-hand man. At one point in my career, I lost my passion. I wanted a job with spiritual significance, and I prayed for ...read more

  • Leaders Are Born And Made

    Contributed by Tim White on May 7, 2011
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    LEADERS ARE BORN AND MADE J. Oswald Sanders in his classic “Spiritual Leadership” believes that leaders are both born and made. “While conversion does not normally make leaders of people who would never become such otherwise, Church history teaches that in the hour of full surrender the Holy ...read more

  • Boss: Mark Dever On The Four Aspects Of ...

    Contributed by Tim White on May 7, 2011
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    BOSS: MARK DEVER ON THE FOUR ASPECTS OF LEADERSHIP B=Boss. The leader "reproves, rebukes, and exhorts with all longsuffering and doctrine." There is a delicate balance in local churches between pastoral authority (Hebrews 13) and congregational authority (Matthew 18). The pastors must exercise ...read more

  • Leadership And Prayer

    Contributed by Tim White on May 8, 2011
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    LEADERSHIP AND PRAYER Henry and Richard Blackaby in Spiritual Leadership in chapter seven "The Leader's Influence" stress that leaders influence others through prayer. They give six reasons why leaders should pray. The fourth reason is "God is all-powerful. . . .God can do far more than even the ...read more

  • Sometimes The Analogy Of The Caterpillar Turned ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 9, 2011
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    Sometimes the analogy of the caterpillar turned butterfly is over-used. But we can’t help it because it’s a powerful image of the metamorphosis we undergo in our relational development toward God. Our caterpillar state is one of restriction. We are bound by realities of time and space that ...read more

  • The V Formation

    Contributed by Tim White on May 9, 2011
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    I heard Adrian Rogers give this example: "We all have seen Canada Geese fly in their V formation with one leg of the V formation longer than the other leg. Why do they fly in the V formation? The lead goose is making it easier for the other geese who are following his lead. He is moving the wind ...read more

  • The Seven Stages Of A Cold—for Married Couples

    Contributed by Christopher Gregas on May 16, 2011
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    THE SEVEN STAGES OF A COLD--FOR MARRIED COUPLES Though marriages are meant to last a lifetime, they can deteriorate rather quickly. I like what someone calls the seven stages of a cold for a married couple. The First year of marriage, the husband says, "Honey, I’m worried about my little girl. ...read more

  • The Heating Plant

    Contributed by Christopher Gregas on May 17, 2011
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    THE HEATING PLANT Five young college students were spending a Sunday in London, so they went to hear the famed C.H. Spurgeon preach. While waiting for the doors to open, the students were greeted by a man who asked, "Gentlemen, let me show you around. Would you like to see the heating plant of ...read more